Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-19
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.

llHlI. SlOi, 0I4.oO. FOR the purchase OF addl-
tional ground fronting on Fifth street ad join
States in St. Paul, $40, 900, and the $35, 900
heretofore appropriated for the purchase of
grounds adjoining the United States court
house and post Office building in said city is
hereby made available for the purchase of the
ground herein authorized. For the support of
schools and annual instalment to Chippewas
OF the Mississippi, 5000. Annuities to Chip
pewas, Pillagers and Lake Winnebagoshish
bands, S22, 666.66. Subsistence and civiliza-
ton for two thousand Yankton Sioux, at
Yankton Agency, Dakota, an annual INSTALL
ment for their benefit S6p,0 n0 Subsistence
and Mandans, Fort Berthold agency, $50 600
Support of Chippewas of Red Lake and Penn
bina tribes, $40, CO. Support of Chippewas
on White Earth reservation, $4,000 Sup
port and civilization of Turtle Mountain
band OF Chippewas, Devils Lake agency,
of Devils Lake. $4,000. Incidental expenses
OF Indian service in Dakota, S. 600.
Gov. McGill, OF. Minnesota, on the
10th, appointed the two new Judges pro
vided by the legislature In the new 18th
district. composed of the counties of Wa
.dena, Hubbard, Cook, Itasca, Aitkin and
pointed He is 40 years of age, was born
il New York, admitted to the bar in New
Y ork City in 1860, served under Gen. Slo-
cum In the Civil war, and has resided in
lnnesota since 1859 and at Brainerd since
bs1d where sa,er h &c almost e constantly
the new 18th district, composed Of Stevens,
Grant, Wlkin, Big Stone and Traverse,
z. .. Brown of Morris, Stevens county, was
appointed. He is 80 years of age, the
youngest man upon the State bench and
has been in practice eleven years. His
Judge of the 18th district. He stands high
at the State bar.
At regular meeting of the Bloom
field and Beaver, Mimi, Farmers alliance,
resolutions were adopted thanking Presi-
dent Cleveland for sspatriotic and manly
action in vetoing the dependent pension
bill, whose only merit was to take millions
OF dollars from the people and give it to
parties literally provided for by laws now
IN force, and asking Congressman Wilson
to work against such measures as this that
may be brought before the Fiftieth con
gress; and thanking Hon. Ignatius Donnelly
ssfor his heroic work in the interest of the
farmers and working population of the
sta te.
Frank Siddalls OF Philadelphia, Pa,
has bought the bay gelding Johnston, who,
with record of 2:0614, is the fastest PAGER
in the country. The transaction was ar
ranged by Billy Blair during his recent visit
to Commodore Kttson's farm at ST. Paul.
The price paid is said to have been $4,000.
Early in the spring Johnston will be taken
East and Mr.. Sidalls will run him with
Westmont, who has made record of 2:O1s1
with running mate. Mr.. Sidalls believes
that Johnston will be able to pace in har-
ness close down in two minutes
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Secretary II. III Hart of the Mime
sofa state board of corrections and char
tiles, has just returned frhm Detroit, Mich,
where he attended a meeting Of the secre-
tarles OF similar boards from the North
western states. The secretaries of the
states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan
Illinois and Ohio agreed upon a plan OF
uniform statistics for the various charitable
institutions, to include jails, poorhouses,
etc. It is thought that the plan is in the
interest of economy.
At Mortified, MINI, on Monday, Ed
Birch came across the body of a dead man
lying face downward, near the cemetery
The body was afterwards identified as that
OF Gunner NJ. Lochen, who left home during
the storm on the evening of Jan IS, and
whose whereabouts were unknown. The
cause OF death was uncertain. 1t is prob
able that, becoming benumbed by cold. be
fell down and thus persisted. The deceased
was 35 years old.
A Sioux Falls, Oak, telegram OF
the 18th, says: Seeding has been commenced
in this county, and in week will be well
under way. About the same amount OF
wheat will be sown as last year, and "a per
cent more corn and oats, much less fax and
about the amount n of other grain The total
acreage will be increased 40 per cent over
last year. The ground was never in better
condition, and the frost is going out rapidly.
Senators Sawyer and Spooner OF
Wisconsin, visited Madison on the 18th,
and when they appeared at the capitol both
houses Of the legislature took recess to
compliment them An informal reception
was held, after which both senators made
brief speeches, in which Mr. SAWYER took
occasion to sincerely thank the legislature
for his recent reelection.
Word has just been received of the
death of Mrs. Mary II. Beaulieu, wife of
Brazil 81. Beauiieu, at White Earth, Mimi,
on the 9Th inst. Mrs. Beaulieu was born at
Sault Ste. Marie in 1922 She is well known
among the pioneers Of Northern Minnesota
and Wisconsin in the valley Of the Fox river
where she resided for several years.
The Northern Pacific railroad has
several washouts along the line Of Yellow
stone river A number of bridges in that
district have been damaged by washouts
near Gold creek. Onthe 18th, ne trains had
passed east and west since the 10TH A
heavy freshet causing great damage and a
hlndrance to the mails.
At Faribault, Mimi, the 25 mile
bicycle race Saturday evening between
Grant Bell, of Minneapolis, and Fred
Straub, of Faribault was won by Straub
in one hour 321a minutes. Shock Of Mime
apolis and SHaub are to ride IL hour race
in the same rink the latter part Of the
month for $50 a side.
By an explosion in the Minneapolis
gas works on the 10, two men were killed
and two others hurt. The men killed and
injured We're engaged walling up a new
tank. The cause of the explosion is at pres
ent unknown. Metzke, one of the men
killed was 55 years of age, and leaves fam
lily. "
Gen. p. S. Bragg is confined to his
home in Fond du Lac, Wis, by blindness.
His eyes failed him while he was out
driving. Partial paralysis has completely
blinded one eye. The General thinks the
loss OF sight is not permanent.
When G. =. Brown, appointed Judge
for the new 10th district, reached his home
at Morris, Mimi, on Friday he was met at
the depot by q large concourse of people
and brass band and escorted to his office.
u appointment gives universal satisfac-
The Humboldt, Iowa, municipal
council ordinance against all forms Of
billiard playing and other games for hire
1t provides a fine Of 500, or thirty days inn
prisonment for violations
rCha State rEaan hnr.sA n tit,1ta hold of